{"id":543,"date":"2016-09-02T00:38:37","date_gmt":"2016-09-02T00:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newyorkcitygal.com\/?p=543"},"modified":"2016-09-02T00:38:37","modified_gmt":"2016-09-02T00:38:37","slug":"an-evening-with-my-best-l-a-buddy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.newyorkcitygal.com\/?p=543","title":{"rendered":"An Evening With My Best L.A. Buddy"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>One of the greatest blessings of moving to L.A. can be summed up in one word \u2014 Molly.\n

Molly and me enjoying a recent concert at the Greek Theater<\/p><\/div>\n

My dear friend from high school, Molly has made it joyfully easy to pick up where we left off 25 years ago. She is a transcendent human being\u2013loving, kind, funny\u2013and a glorious reminder that good people remain good through all the seasons of life, period.<\/p>\n

A\u00a0talented, accomplished\u00a0writer\/editor and creative spirit, Molly is plugged into LA\u2019s artistic scene. So I was delighted when she invited me to join her at\u00a0the Annenberg Beach House\u00a0in Santa Monica for a gathering of the Young Literati Club<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The Young Literati Club crowd<\/p><\/div>\n

The\u00a0fundraising event for the Library Foundation of Los Angeles\u00a0attracted an engaging mix of Angelenos \u2014 and offered readings of Shakespeare from a high profile group. Among them: actors Colin Hanks, Mae Whitman,\u00a0Shawn Hatosy\u00a0and Constance Wu. The actors delivered energetic, witty takes on the Bard, making even literary criticism\u00a0about him leap off the page.<\/p>\n

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Actors Colin Hanks and Mae Whitman wowed the crowd<\/p><\/div>\n

Molly and I were also delighted to find ourselve siing at a highboy table during the reception with 2 lovely ladies \u2014 one of whom, Alexa, turned out to be a fellow New York transplant too. A writer, former lead singer in a band and retired schoolteacher, Alexa had a flare and bon vivant charm that made me smile when she revealed she\u2019s from the Big Apple.<\/p>\n

There is an instant connection when you encounter a New Yorker outside of the Empire State. It\u2019s like an instant understanding passes bewteen you, a bond you can only have with people from your beloved hometown. When that hometown is New York City, you take it with you wherever you go.<\/p>\n

Like the saying goes, you can take the girl out of the city\u2026.<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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